Plano-based Community Hospital Corporation has been awarded a long-term lease to operate a hospital in rural Tennessee.

It will take over the Jellico Community Hospital in the city of Jellico, which is located about 60 miles north of Knoxville and has a population of about 2,500. The hospital will become part of Community’s network beginning on May 1. The Adventist Health System, of which Jellico Community is a member, is helping with the transition.